Edible Demo Garden at Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden

The UC Marin Master Gardeners demonstration garden at Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden is a hands-on teaching tool for UC Master Gardeners and the public. The garden is the center of a seasonal education program that demonstrates science-based practices for growing food at home. Come visit us!

How to Protect Plants from Frost

Wisteria: Winter Pruning

Winter is the perfect time to restore order to that tangle of vines climbing your fence or hovering above you on the arbor. If your wisteria, Papilionaceae, hasn’t been pruned in a while, the vines may be poking into the eaves and working their way under the shingles and into cracks. Now is the time to do the major restructuring that will result in cascading flowers in the spring. Read on for more on winter pruning...

Growing a Small Fruit Tree

Fruit trees are like domesticated animals: they need us to take care of them. Quit pruning your fig tree and chances are it will continue to grow, but you’ll end up with a tangled twist of branches and a few figs thirty feet overhead. Don’t like stepping on squishy fallen fruit or teetering on ladders? Keep your tree as short as six feet by pruning. Read on to learn how...